• Abijith P S

Carnival is a type of ceremonial spectacle that allows for the suspension of conventional beliefs and social hierarchies; one witnesses kings turning into peasants and vice versa. This carnivalesque reading of Ardhanareeswaran foregrounds the theory of carnivalesque and its application in the book, which sheds light on how conventional ideas like myths, rituals, the decline in fertility and inherited traits, caste systems, sexuality, and gender roles complicate otherwise straightforward human existence. The breaking down of the caste system and the customs of the locale for the mere sake of the rituals associated with the celebration of a festival becomes the root of explaining the employment of Bakhtinian carnivalesque in the book.

Carnivalesque, Subversion, Festival, Superstition, Ritual

"TRADITIONAL PARADIGMS IN ARDHANAREESWARAN: A CARNIVALESQUE ANALYSIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 11, page no.g549-g552, November-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2411653.pdf

"TRADITIONAL PARADIGMS IN ARDHANAREESWARAN: A CARNIVALESQUE ANALYSIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 11, page no. ppg549-g552, November-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2411653.pdf